Match Report
Rio Branco (2nd, 27 pts) visited ASA (2nd, 25 pts) with 2 points between them. The last five rounds placed ASA no better than 9th for form, against 2nd in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.07/0.86 for ASA and 1.71/0.79 for Rio Branco (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.16.
ASA carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. Rio Branco arrived off three consecutive draws. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for ASA against 6/15 for Rio Branco.
The referee was V. Gomes do Amaral, with 26 matches in our database and 3.3 yellows per game on average. Estádio Municipal Coaracy da Mata Fonseca in Arapiraca, capacity 17,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.